Table 3.
Awareness of iron-deficiency anaemia between male and female students
Awareness level | Male (n=150) | Female (n=150) | ||||||
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No. of res-pondents | % | p value | Odds ratio 95% CI | No. of res-pondents | % | p value | Odds ratio 95% CI | |
Aware | 39 | 26.0 | 0.4 | 68 | 45.3 | 0.8 | ||
<0.0001 | 0.369 | |||||||
Unaware | 111 | 74.0 | (0.2-0.5) | 82 | 54.7 | (0.6-1.2) |
CI=Confidence interval;
p< 0.05 was considered significant